# NTSB FTW76DRD02: Cessna 182, N41GC, Covington, LA, July 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1975
- Place: Covington, LA · COVINGTON, LA
- Location: 30.4802° N, 90.1118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4802&lon=-90.1118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2159  75/7/28    COVINGTON,LA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3031
        TIME - 2005                    N41GC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 664 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COVINGTON-VINCENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MS                  COVINGTON,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- LND ON NOSE GR. PLT HAD 14HRS DRG LAST 24.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41GC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41GC), registered now, S/N 33612, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Covington-Vincent

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750728024739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728024739A), Jul 28, 1975: Cessna 182, Covington, LA, Substantial damage. Lnd on nose gr. Plt had 14HRS drg last 24.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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